Comparison of low back pain prevalence in adults between pre-pandemic and pandemic periods and related biopsychosocial aspects by Kerolyne Soares Mayer, Betiane Moreira Pilling, Cláudia Tarragô Candotti

“…Comparison between PPG and PG showed no statistically significant differences regarding impairment, frequency, intensity of pain, sitting posture in front of the computer, exposure to risk factors, risk of poor prognosis, beliefs and fears, and disability.…”
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Effect of different surface treatments on the roughness of porcelain layer for all ceramic restoration. by Maryam Jawad Challo, Shatha Abdulla Salih

“…Result: There was a greater surface roughness for the laser group (6.24 um) than for sandblasting surface treatments (2.59 um) and hydrofluoric acid, which shows a similar result with no statistically significant difference from sandblasting (2,14 um). …”
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Voluntary assurance on sustainability reporting in European companies prior to CSRD implementation by Małgorzata Macuda, Paweł Zieniuk

“…Findings: There is a statistically significant positive relationship between a company's decision to pursue voluntary assurance on sustainability reporting and (1) company-specific characteristics, (2) previous experience with sustainability reporting, (3) selected sustainability reporting practices (e.g., reporting on Sustainable Development Goals) and (4) country-specific factors (e.g., the strength of auditing standards in the company's operating environment). …”
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Assessment of Staff’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Radiation Protection Measures in Mazandaran Province, Iran by Danial Seifi, Alireza Khorrami

“…Results: There were statistically significant differences in the level of staff KAP radiation protection with gender (p<0.05), practicing age KAP level and radiation protection (p<0.05), and there is no significant relationship between educational age and staff KAP level of radiation protection (p>0.05). …”
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Postmortem Analysis of Decayed Online Social Communities: Cascade Pattern Analysis and Prediction by Mohammed Abufouda

“…The results of this work include a statistically significant difference of the decay patterns between the decayed and the alive subwebsites. …”
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Comparison of Progression Rate of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Loss in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Ranibizumab and Aflibercept by Juliana Wons, Magdalena A. Wirth, Nicole Graf, Matthias D. Becker, Stephan Michels

“…This difference was not statistically significant (p=0.172). Conclusions. There seems to be a linear progression rate of RPE loss in patients treated with ranibizumab as well as in patients with aflibercept. …”
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Assessing the instructional processes in higher education institutions: Amhara region’s universities and colleges in focus by Tadesse Melesse Merawi

“…There was also no statistically significant difference among the three Universities and the three Colleges themselves in applying various active learning methods. …”
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Effectiveness of nefopam-dexamethasone versus pethidine-dexamethasone for postoperative pain management in cesarean sections: a double-blind, prospective clinical trial by Julian Ojebo, Joseph Achi, Ifeanyichukwu Michael Chukwu, Osadebamen Mercy Oboh, Benedict Ezeife, Aisha Sanusi Muazu, Christian Osemudiamen Igibah, Salami Ezekiel Kelvin

“…However, the differences were not statistically significant. Moreover, the time to first analgesic request was 315.18 ± 103.61 min in group N and 286.86 ± 101.79 min in group P (P = 0.100). …”
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Ruminative Response Styles and Metacognitions in Internet Addicts by &Ouml;mer &THORN;ENORMANCI, Ramazan KONKAN, Oya G&Uuml;&Ccedil;L&Uuml;, G&uuml;liz &THORN;ENORMANCI

“…Results: The MCQ-30 total, MCQ-30 uncontrollability and danger score, MCQ-30 need to control thoughts score and RRS-SV scores statistically significantly higher in study group compared the control group. …”
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Effects of Mobilization Time on Occurrence of New Fractures after Vertebroplasty by Ahmet Onur Akpolat, Sinan Karaca

“…The change in VAS was statistically significant (p=0.01, p<0.05). Of all the patients, 21 (16.66%) had developed new fractures. …”
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Use of Vaginal Packing in the Management of Lower Uterine Segment Atony by Ihsan Bagli, Selami Erdem

“…It was found to occur in the repeated cesarean group more than other groups, but this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.157). Any complications were occurred related to packing. …”
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Reference Ranges for Serum Uric Acid among Healthy Assamese People by Madhumita Das, N. C. Borah, M. Ghose, N. Choudhury

“…The mean age, weight, height, and uric acid of the studied group were 53.6±11.3 years, 62.6±10.5 kg, 160±9.4 cm, and 5.5±1.4 mg/dL, respectively. There is a statistically significant difference in the mean value of the abovementioned parameters between male and female. …”
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N-Losses and Energy Use in a Scenario for Conversion to Organic Farming by Tommy Dalgaard, Chris Kjeldsen, Nicholas J. Hutchings, Jorgen F. Hansen

“…However, these reductions following the predicted changes in crop rotations, livestock densities, and fertilisation practices were not large enough to ensure a statistically significant reduction at the 95% level. We therefore recommend further research in how conversion to organic farming or other changes in the agricultural practice might help to reduce N-surpluses and E-uses. …”
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Determination of Spatial Chromium Contamination of the Environment around Industrial Zones by Dereje Homa, Ermias Haile, Alemayehu P. Washe

“…The variations of the levels Cr(III) and Cr(VI) contamination of the environment with distance from the tannery were statistically significant (p=0.05). Similarly, significant difference in the levels of Cr among the tested vegetables was recorded. …”
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Gender-Specific Biases in Age Estimation Methods: A Comparative Analysis of Chaillet and Morris Methods in Forensic Anthropology by Reeta Jha, Abhishek Nimavat, Mansi Khatri, Yesha Jani, Shweta Thakkar, Janvi Gohil

“…However, t-tests did not indicate statistically significant gender differences in age estimates from either method. …”
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First-year Students and Organ Donation: A Multidisciplinary Study Conducted in Eastern India Analyzed by Ordinal Regression by Panchali Datta, Sharmistha Bhattacherjee

“…Furthermore, if called upon, 21.4% said they would be willing to donate organs. A statistically significant correlation was seen between knowledge, attitude, and the willingness to donate organs. …”
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Spatio-temporal patterns of cholera outbreak in rural settings of Ethiopia, 2023 by Solomon Hailemariam Tesfaye, Andualem Mamo, Wondayehu Berihanu, Serawit Elias

“…The spatial distribution showed strong autocorrelation, with a global Moran's I coefficient of 0.272 (P-value <0.001). Five statistically significant clusters were identified by space-time scan statistics using a discrete Poisson model. …”
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Investigation of the Incidence of Coital Incontinence in Incontinent Women by Omer Demir, Cihan Comba

“…So there was no statistically significant relationship between the type of incontinence and the frequency of coital incontinence. …”
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Cognitive reserve is associated with education, social determinants, and cognitive outcomes among older American Indians in the Strong Heart Study by Astrid M. Suchy-Dicey, W. T. Longstreth, Dedra S. Buchwald, Kristoffer Rhoads, Thomas J. Grabowski

“…Better cognitive reserve was significantly associated with more education, higher income, lower prevalence of depression, lower prevalence of diabetes, and lower prevalence of kidney disease, but we found no statistically significant evidence for an association with plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, APOE e4 carrier status, alcohol use, body mass, or hypertension. …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Skate-Useon the Sole Contact Areas and Maximal Forces of Ice Hockey Players by Ahmet Uzun, Erdinç Esen, Latif Aydos, Metin Kaya, Ulunay Kanatlı

“…EMED-SF plantar pressure analysis system was used in the study. Any statistically significant difference between the averages of the study and the control groups was examined using non-parametrical Mann Whitney U test and the extent of the linear relationship between the physical structure and the variables of the foot-sole was examined by calculating the Pearson (r) coefficient. …”
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